Our paper reviewing mental health research priorities since 2011 was published today. Have a read for more reasons to ensure the priorities of people most impacted are addressed in mental health, suicide prevention and well-being initiatives. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

“If the priorities of people with lived-experience of mental ill-health… were driving research…quality of care, improvements in MH service delivery attending to social issues & social determinants, peer models of care & improving experiences of care would be funded”

The Dates for The Scottish Dementia Arts Festival 2024 are Monday 11th of November 2024 Reception 6pm First Performance 7.30pm. Festival runs until late Thursday the 14th of November with Dementia and all that Jazz More Info soon Cheers RC

How Disabled People Get Exploited to Build the Technology of War newrepublic.com/article/179391… Follow The New Republic

Medicare expects to spend $3.5 billion on new Alzheimer’s drug in 2025 statnews.com/2024/04/11/med… via STAT

Telehealth providers can drive antibiotic overuse — or choose to combat it statnews.com/2024/04/11/tel… via STAT

Rest in Power #DavidEgilman, a heroic doctor who saved millions of lives by taking on drug companies, including Eli Lilly, as documented in "The Zyprexa Papers" amazon.com/Zyprexa-Papers…, by distinguished attorney Jim Gottstein nytimes.com/2024/04/15/hea…

Tracking bird flu virus changes in cows is stymied by missing data, scientists say statnews.com/2024/05/02/bir… via STAT

Looking forward to the next international hearing voices congresses which is in Copenhagen in September...

'Exacerbation of psychotic symptoms on reduction of antipsychotic dose may indicate the need for more gradual reduction, rather than indicating that symptoms can only be controlled with higher doses.' With Mark Horowitz bit.ly/3UPVgQ9

Beliefs and Hearing Voices workshops June 2024 openmindedonline.com/2024/05/15/bel…

How doctors are pressuring sickle cell patients into unwanted sterilizations statnews.com/2024/05/21/sic… via STAT

Black Americans’ risk for breast cancer gains clarity in analysis of 40,000 genomes statnews.com/2024/05/21/bre… via STAT

Nearly 300 people have signed up so far...

Day 1; I enjoyed how everyone really engaged with Believe it or not! Workshop & the subject of understanding unusual or challenging beliefs that get called 'delusions'. 'Brilliantly provocative' said one participant about the day

I frequently reflect on cooptation, tokenism, extractivism & exploitation in the lived exp involvement space. Reflecting especially much on this today... 🧵1/

Why Democratize Psychiatric Research? A Call for Participatory Approaches Phoebe Friesen outlines six critical reasons why participatory #research in #psychiatry is essential for ethical and epistemic progress. By Ally Riddle #mentalhealth #psych madinamerica.com/2024/07/why-de…

Friday the 18th of October at 7.30pm in Dundee Rep Dementia the Musical Get your Tickets Now

Troubled for-profit chains are stealthily operating dozens of psychiatric hospitals under nonprofits’ names statnews.com/2024/07/08/psy… via STAT

NIMH webinar "Transforming Mental Health Disability Research Through Lived Experience Leadership & Co-Production" So excited about this! nimh.nih.gov/news/events/20…